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Eddie Murphy to Voice 'Hong Kong Phooey'
Source: Variety
Any goodwill that Eddie Murphy may engender with his return to adult humor in the upcoming comedy 'Tower Heist' may very well soon be flushed away with the actor's return to voice acting in the *shudder* live-action/CG hybrid 'Hong Kong Phooey'. That's right, the 'Shrek' and 'Mulan' star has signed on to Alcon Entertainment's adaptation of the short-lived Hanna Barbera cartoon series about a lowly janitor dog who becomes a kung fu-fighting hero.
While the original cartoon only lasted a single 16-episode season, the character has remained a persistent fixture in pop culture in the years since. The cartoon centered around mild-mannered Penrod "Penry" Pooch - a lowly janitor at the local police department under the strict eye of Sargeant "Sarge" Flint. When danger called, Penry would leap into a nearby filing cabinet and transform into Hong Kong Phooey, the not-at-all-racist (and extremely accident-prone) crimefighter. Originally voiced by vocal talent extraordinaire Scatman Crothers (aka Jazz the Autobot in the original Transformers cartoon), in this new version Murphy will supply the voice for a regular, ordinary dog who accidentally stumbles into a secret ceremony and is granted mystical powers, including the ability to walk, talk and do kung fu. Under the guidance of his master, Penry dons a costume and fights crime alongside his cat sidekick, Spot.
The film is set to be directed by Alex Zamm, who - besides having the best magician name ever, is known for a string of direct-to-video sequels like 'Inspector Gadget 2', 'Dr. Doolittle: Million Dollar Mutts', and 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2'. Not exactly the best pedigree (yes, I'm going there). For a brush-up on the popular character, here are the opening credits to the original cartoon:
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Comment by Kevynn Joseph on August 12, 2011 at 10:52am -
<palms face> NOOOOOOO!! smdh
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Comment by Mr. Bubbles on August 12, 2011 at 9:58am -
Should have been in the Do Not Want post
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Comment by PvtSnafu on August 12, 2011 at 9:38am
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Comment by John Lemus on August 12, 2011 at 9:22am -
If you try to fail and succeed what have you accomplished
you have just finished making Hong Kong Phooery
maybe a little bit off topic but maybe not
I was pleasantly surprised by Yogi Bear. I thought it was really funny granted I am in the minority there
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Comment by Da Kahuna on August 12, 2011 at 9:01am -
I believe this movie will be a giant success....if failing was a good thing
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Comment by Tifa-the-Strange on August 12, 2011 at 1:47am -
FAIL
'nuff said.
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Comment by BadAss Knives on August 11, 2011 at 11:28pm -
@Jean Genie Did you get that pic from Cracked.com? That is one of my favorite sites.
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Comment by I Be Gorson on August 11, 2011 at 11:23pm -
I respond to this news the same way I respond to any Eddie Murphy news, by saying fuck that guy.
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Comment by Megatron rox on August 11, 2011 at 11:20pm -
Although I'm not thrilled with Murphy voicing in this movie, I'm pretty sure it will suck with or without him.
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Comment by whitewizard on August 11, 2011 at 11:03pm -
okay i am going to be the guy. i think this will actually be unmiserable, bordering on good. i also really liked the yogi bear movie, and loved the underdog movie. no phooey is not going to be the dark night but it is not going to be the smurfs or a cats an dogs movie either.
plus for the most part while eddie gives us way to many norberts we do get the occasional shrek, and i am willing to buy that hong kong phooey can at least get up to a yogi bear level of decency to make you not want to cut yourself for watching it.
yes eddie's track record is miserable but the hanna barbera movies are roughly 50/50 in actually unsucking so while many are understandably condemning this movie i will probably see it and enjoy it at least a little.
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